Disney News Roundup: December 2018

By: Amy Kawa

In order to make up for some lost time, here’s a brief rundown of the biggest newsworthy events to happen in December of 2018:

Garden Rocks Concert Series Expands

This year, Epcot’s International Flower and Garden Festival’s Garden Rocks Concert will expand to feature 270 concerts over its three-month run from March 6th-June 3rd. All concerts in the Garden Rocks Concert Series take place at 5:30 p.m., 6:45 p.m., and 8:00 p.m. each night of the festival and are included with regular admission for those who don’t wish to book a dining package.

Disney-Pixar’s next original film will be entitled Onward and will star Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy), Tom Holland (Spider-Man: Homecoming), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Planes), and Octavia Spencer (Zootopia).

In an official press released from Disney, the plot of the film was described as:

Set in a suburban fantasy world, Disney•Pixar’s Onward introduces two teenage elf brothers who embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little magic left out “there.”

The film was inspired by director Dan Scanlon’s personal relationship with his brother and is scheduled for release nationwide on March 6, 2020.

Epcot’s ImageWorks to House Character Meet and Greets

Wreck-It Ralph and Vanellope are greeting guests in ImageWorks as a part of the Imagination pavilion. In order to make room for this meet and greet, many of the exhibits inside of ImageWorks will be demolished. The exhibit where guests can act as a conductor and move an instrument-playing Figment around have already been walled off. It is expected that Joy and Sadness from Inside Out and Baymax from Big Hero 6 will also join Ralph and Vanellope in the near future in order to leave the Inventions building vacant for its inevitable demolition as part of Epcot’s massive overhaul.

Disney Releases Extended Look at Galaxy’s Edge

During the Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade, Disney released a new, extended look into Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Board the Millennium Falcon on Smuggler’s Run or battle the First Order on Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance – the two new attractions scheduled to open in the new land in Disneyland in Summer 2019 and Disney World in late Fall 2019. Take a look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SowdvPryB2g

The Odyssey Reopens in Epcot

The Odyssey, once a restaurant and then a convention-style gathering area, has now become and extra space to occupy guests during the busier festival seasons at Epcot. As it has become more of a permanent fixture during the year, Disney poured some money into refurbishing this space, and its facelift looks phenomenal. This space now has a permanent food counter with a menu of its own that looks like it could change depending on what festival or time of year we’re in.

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